Happy is..

What is happy to me?

Is it smiles and joy? Or is it just the little things in life that make me warm inside?

Happy is long lies and late nights.

Happy is drinking cola from a big mug rather than a glass.

Happy is swimming in the river in all your clothes.

Happy is a string of fairy lights on an old gnarled tree.

Happy is barbecues with your whole extended family.

Happy is making friends when you're on holiday.

Happy is long barefoot walks on a white sandy beach.

Happy is collapsing from laughing too much.

Happy is long soaks in lavender scented bubble filled baths.

Happy is finding someone who likes all the same music as you.

Happy is scavenger hunts at primary school birthday parties.

Happy is driving with all the windows open and the radio up as loud as possible.

Happy is cookies fresh out of the oven.

Happy is hugging all your friends goodbye before the summer.

Happy is roller skating hand in hand with your auntie.

Happy is curling up on the couch with a big bowl of popcorn and a cheesy film.

Happy is knowing you can hide behind your best friend if the horror film gets that little bit too creepy.

Happy is knowing you can go home to a loving family.

Happy is meeting someone who finds Yasmin Evans just as funny as you do.

Happy is staying out late and coming home smelling like a bonfire with the taste of toasted marshmallows in your mouth.

Happy is when your cousin falls asleep on your knee.

Happy is big family Christmas gatherings.

Happy is meeting new people and making life long friends.

Happy is the smell of new babies.

Happy is helping a stranger.

Happy is putting a smile on someone else's face.

Happy is decorating the Christmas tree.

Happy is long summer nights with good friends.

Happy is knowing you're loved.

Happy is loving someone.

Happy is playing music far too loud.

Happy is the smell of mulled wine in December.

Happy is running about on the road like little kids on new years eve.

Happy is knowing all the words to a rap.

Happy is writing letters to ones you love.

Happy is helium balloons.

Happy is hearing the sea through a shell.

Happy is that warm breeze you get as you step off a plane in a hot country.

Happy is hugging too tight and for too long.

Happy is climbing trees.

Happy is screaming at the top of your lungs just for fun.

Happy is riding your bike down a hill with the wind in your hair.

Happy is singing like an idiot when ever a song you know the lyrics to comes on.

Happy is not caring what people think.

What is happy?